Katerina Izmailova (1966-11-19)

Drama | Music |

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Overview

Katerina Izmailova is a filmization of Dmitry Shostakovich's long-suppressed 1936 opera. Galina Vishnevskaya stars as Katerina, a bored 19th century farm wife. At the behest of her grungy lover, Katerina murders her husband and her father-in-law. She and her new beau are both sent to Siberia, where the lover almost immediately takes up with a younger woman. Banned by Stalin for its bleak portrait of Soviet life, Katerina Izmailova was not given a Russian staging for over 40 years; its Metropolitan Opera debut did not occur until 1994.

Directed By: Mikhail Shapiro

Star Cast: Galina Vishnevskaya , Artyom Inozemtsev , Nikolai Boyarsky , Aleksandr Sokolov ,